diff --git a/enum.go b/enum.go
index 30fc3d8..ee96091 100644
--- a/enum.go
+++ b/enum.go
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ done:
 
 // EnumField is part of the body of an Enum.
 type EnumField struct {
-	Position      scanner.Position
-	Comment       *Comment
-	Name          string
-	Integer       int
+	Position scanner.Position
+	Comment  *Comment
+	Name     string
+	Integer  int
+	// ValueOption is deprecated, use Elements instead
+	ValueOption   *Option
 	Elements      []Visitee // such as Option and Comment
 	InlineComment *Comment
 }
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ func (f *EnumField) parse(p *Parser) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			// update deprecated field with the last option found
+			f.ValueOption = o
 			f.Elements = append(f.Elements, o)
 			pos, tok, lit = p.next()
 			if tok == tCOMMA {
diff --git a/enum_test.go b/enum_test.go
index 2b734d1..5efa381 100644
--- a/enum_test.go
+++ b/enum_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ enum EnumAllowingAlias {
 	if got, want := ef3opt.Name, "(custom_option)"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("got [%v] want [%v]", got, want)
 	}
+	// test for deprecated field
+	if got, want := ef3opt, ef3.ValueOption; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got [%v] want [%v]", got, want)
+	}
 	if got, want := ef3opt.Constant.Source, "hello world"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("got [%v] want [%v]", got, want)
 	}